Don't the Saints in Heaven know about business on earth? find it out!

The Scriptures of Luke and AP certainly paint a very different picture. Luke 15: 7 and Rev 19: 1-4 are just two examples of the Saints' awareness and concern for earthly affairs. This is a necessary implication of the unity of the Mystical Body of Christ. If one member suffers, all members suffer from it. If a member is honored, all members share his joy. This solidarity with one's brothers and sisters in the Lord is the effect of charity, and in Heaven the charity is intensified and perfected.

So that the saints' concern for us is even greater than our concern for one another. Without a doubt, we can and must pray directly to God, all three Persons of the Trinity. Holiness consists precisely in having a deep intimacy with God, and mystics testify to the family conversation that the Lord is pleased to share with his friends. We seek the intercession of the saints not as a substitute for our direct prayer to God but as a supplement to it. 

There is strength in numbers, as illustrated for example when the early Church prayed together for the release of St. Peter from prison. There is also power in the prayer of people who are particularly close to God, as St. James writes. The saints, having been cleansed of all their sins and confirmed in their virtues, and now seeing the face-to-face vision of the Divine Essence, are incredibly close to God and therefore exert tremendous influence, according to God's good pleasure. 

Finally, it is good to recall the story of Job, whose friends incurred the wrath of God and could only gain God's favor by begging Job to pray on their behalf. This is a very important topic that is addressed to all of us most faithful. I remember that it is very important to read well and understand some things that seem trivial, but that if we examine carefully they turn into topical topics. Thanks for reading and if you wish, leave a comment.